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August 13, 2017

Arab bloc won’t discriminate against US firms in Qatar rift

Four Arab countries that imposed sanctions on Qatar have told the United States that US companies doing business with them would not be punished for also working with Doha,...

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August 13, 2017

Somali insurgent leader Robow defects to government

A former Somali insurgent leader, Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansur, has defected to the government, a military official said on Sunday, severing ties with the extremist group al Shabaab. Al...

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August 13, 2017

Egyptian train crews held following fatal crash

An Egyptian prosecutor has ordered the detention of the train drivers and their assistants involved in the fatal collision in Alexandria on Friday, state news agency MENA said. At...

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August 13, 2017

Threatened by the Libya and Italy, MSF suspends Mediterranean rescues

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Saturday it was suspending its migrant rescues in the Mediterranean because it felt threatened by the Libyan coastguard and the Italian government’s policies...

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August 13, 2017

Italian tourist held over killing of hotel supervisor at Egyptian resort

An Italian tourist has been detained in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Marsa Alam on suspicion of killing a supervisor on a hotel building site, judicial sources said....

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August 13, 2017

Libyan military commander Haftar visiting Russia

Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar was due to arrive in Moscow on Saturday ahead of a meeting with Russia’s foreign minister, RIA news agency reported, citing a Russian negotiator....

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August 13, 2017

Iran in talks to buy 48 Airbus helicopters

Iran is holding talks with European planemaker Airbus to buy 48 helicopters for civilian use, an Iranian official was on Saturday quoted as saying, as Iran continues its shopping...

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August 13, 2017

Turkey’s Erdogan says Berlin relations to improve after German election

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that tension with Europe was due to European domestic politics and relations with Berlin would improve after Germany’s parliamentary election in September....

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August 13, 2017

Iraq’s Kurds stick to independence vote despite US request to postpone it

Iraq’s Kurds are sticking to a plan to hold an independence referendum on September 25, despite a US request to postpone it, a high-ranking Kurdish official told Reuters on...

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August 13, 2017

Iran’s parliament votes to increase missile funds following US sanctions

Iran’s parliament gave initial approval on Sunday to a bill to boost spending on Tehran’s missile programme and the elite Revolutionary Guards in retaliation for new sanctions imposed by...

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